microtransactions
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What You Need To Know About Shadow Of War’s Controversial Loot Boxes
29Ever since reviews of Shadow of War hit, talk of loot boxes and microtransactions have been heavy with panic and rife with misinformation. Are the best orcs behind a paywall? Is the design of the game predatory enough that it’s going to make people feel pressured to drop extra cash on a $US60 ($77) game?…
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Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War Lets You Pay Real Money For Better Gear
Middle-earth: Shadow of War, the sequel to surprise 2014 hit Shadow of Mordor, will come stuffed with loot boxes and microtransactions, not just for cosmetics but for gear that improves your main character. This news, announced over the weekend, has thrilled fans across the world. (One top Reddit post: “That’s a great way to get…
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Transformers: Forged To Fight Adds Another Cool Bot I’ll Spend Money To Not Get
Random paid character drops in mobile games aren’t new, but I’m really feeling the burn in Kabam’s mobile fighting game Transformers: Forged to Fight. First I missed out on Beast Wars Waspinator. Now I’m not going to get Soundwave. Ugh.
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Player Spends $1000 In Fire Emblem Heroes, Still Doesn’t Have Hector
While many of us are struggling to resist dropping $20 on a full five-character pull in Fire Emblem Heroes, Redditor Kooko22 dropped a cool grand on Nintendo’s latest mobile game, expanding their team size to 500 and filling it completely — yet they still don’t have Hector.